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Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1910) (also known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer. He was the court photographer to the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI.Deen Dayal was born in Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh. He was trained as an engineer but took up photography around 1864. The following year he was commissioned to photograph the Governor General's tour of Central India.
In 1866, Deen Dayal entered government service as Head Estimator and Draughtsman. In 1868, Deen Dayal founded his studio Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, and was subsequently commissioned to photograph various temples and palaces of India. He established studios in Secunderabad, Bombay, and Indore in the 1870s.
In 1875-76, Deen Dayal photographed the Royal Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales. In the early 1880s he travelled with Sir Lepel Griffin through Bundelkhand, photographing the ancient architecture of the region.
Deen Dayal was appointed as the photographer to
the Viceroy of India in 1885. The next year he retired from government service and concentrated on his career as a professional photographer. Soon afterwards he moved from Indore to Hyderabad to work for the Nizam of Hyderabad, who conferred the honorary title of Raja upon him. It was at this time that Dayal created the firm Raja Deen Dayal & Sons in Hyderabad.Deen Dayal was appointed photographer to Queen Victoria in 1887.
In 1905-1906, Raja Deen Dayal accompanied the Royal Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Dayal died in Bombay in 1910.
His achivements also honor by Limca book of records in category of First Indian commercial photographer
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